parting

[ pahr-ting ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that parts.
2. a division or separation.
3. a place of division or separation.
4. a departure or leave-taking.
5. death.
6. something that serves to part or separate things.
7. Mineralogy. a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.
8. Metallurgy. parting line.

adjective

1. given, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting:

   a parting glance.

2. of or relating to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death:

   parting words.

3. ending or taking leave:

   the parting day.

4. dying.
5. dividing or separating.

parting

/ ˈpɑːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions US, Canadian, and Austral equivalentpart
2. the act of separating or the state of being separated
3. 1. a departure or leave-taking, esp one causing a final separation
   2. ( as modifier )

      a parting embrace

4. a place or line of separation or division
5. chem a division of a crystal along a plane that is not a cleavage plane
6. a euphemism for death

adjective

1. literary.
   departing

   the parting day

2. serving to divide or separate

Word History and Origins

Origin of parting¹

1250–1300; Middle English partyng (gerund). See part, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Despite this, he and the BBC are still parting company, and its flagship football show no longer has a host.

From BBC

I play a little game isolating scents in patches of wind, flaring my nostrils and parting my lips slightly, as if wine tasting.

From Los Angeles Times

Returning to Mexico would mean parting from him.

From Los Angeles Times

The first couple of times Rio bade Agatha farewell, her parting words were “te veo.”

From Los Angeles Times

And the judge's parting shot carried, perhaps, just a hint of exasperation.

From BBC